- Lawyers
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- Nov 07, 2020
Attention Quotes
On focus, distraction, and where our attention lands.
This set includes a scientist recalling an early assistantship in electron microscopy that shaped a career of close attention, alongside a broader point about attention flowing toward relationships in hope of satisfaction that doesn't always arrive. See Being quotes for related themes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Determining
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- Nov 07, 2020
We have the wrong impression of life. We think the very big incidents of our lives are consequences of huge dilemmas or major decisions. If we paid attention, we'd realize that the determining incidents in our lives are ordinary things.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
There was a generation of people who moved here to make something of themselves. They had to really struggle and created really something on their own apart from a lot of attention. It was a really exciting time here.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
He's not the finest character that ever lived. But he's a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. So attention must be paid.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one.
- Husband
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a husband is a whole-time job. That is why so many husbands fail. They cannot give their entire attention to it.
- Simple
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm lucky with my skin - it doesn't require a lot of attention, so I keep things simple. And I drink a lot of water.
- Nov 07, 2020
I don't box for the attention.
- Nov 07, 2020
Attention is what steers your perceptions; it's what controls your reality. It's the gateway to the mind.
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I need to steal from a difficult spot, I like to use a 'bottom-up' attention strategy to direct the focus.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I keep myself to myself pretty much. I'm not someone who gallivants around town looking for attention.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am someone who doesn't pay so much attention to how I am looking. I get so involved in what I am doing, so I overlook that.
- Hidden
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- Nov 07, 2020
Stateless people are hidden. During the 2011 refugee crises, it was obvious that people were fleeing Somalia and Libya - there was a lot of international attention. Statelessness goes undetected because stateless people are in legal limbo and are afraid to show up.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
BioRhythm was a perfect fit for me, as I can relate to the company's attention to detail when producing its products to a very dedicated fan base. Detail is a key to my success on the football field.
- Process
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- Nov 07, 2020